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"Rooster" by Alice In Chains is my favorite song ever. I don't typically listen to grunge, or mainstream rock for that matter, but this song does it for me every single time I hear it, and the lyrics are relevant to what's happening in the world today. I'll admit it's not the best melody (although still really good) but the lyrics are really something else. Here are the lyrics:

"Ain't Found A Way To
Kill Me Yet
Eyes Burn With Stinging
Sweat
Seems Every Path Leads Me To
Nowhere
Wife And Kids And Household Pet
Army Green Was No Safe Bet
The Bullets Scream To Me From Somewhere

Here They Come To Snuff The Rooster
Yeah Here Come The Rooster
You Know He Ain't Gonna Die

Walkin' Tall Machine Gun Man
They Spit On Me In My Homeland
Gloria Sent Me Pictures
Of My Boy
Got My Pills 'Gainst
Mosquito Death
My Buddy's Breathin'
His Dyin' Breath
Oh God Please Won't You Help
Me Make It Through"

I haven't seen a more realistic and harrowing portrayal of what it must have been like to fight in Vietnam, or in any war, including Iraq. Jerry Cantrell's (the guitarist) father served in vietnam, so this must be where he got the idea. What do you think?

RIP Layne Staley.

No, this is the best song ever, (http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF200593-01-02-02.mp3) at the moment.

i can never pick a best song ever cuz i like so many different genres and i find tunes are incomparable across genres. and even within genres i can't decide. well my favourite drum&bass tune would be either stalker by aphrodite or racing green by high contrast. my favourite punk tune would probably be i fought the law by the clash. my favourite 'urban' (for want of a better word) tune would be URAQT by M.I.A.. my favourite 'indie' tune would be stupid and shallow by the futureheads. but then all these change on a day to day, minute to minute basis.

I like Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, despite all the backmasking hype they recieved before.

shadow on the sun - audioslave...

There's been like 7 of these threads in the last month. I've said this like 7 times!

Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra.

There's been like 7 of these threads in the last month. I've said this like 7 times!

Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra.

High Five dude.

Right now I'm going to say Do Ya by ELO. Two ELO votes on the first page!

I like Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, despite all the backmasking hype they recieved before.
yeah, that's a real good one.

Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell. Nuff said.

Better Days by the Goo Goo Dolls

Bow River by Cold Chisel.

Bow River by Cold Chisel.

Flame Trees and Breakfast at Sweethearts are both better than Bow River IMO.


I have several 'best songs ever':

We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Telegraph Road - dIRE sTRAITS
Sultans of Swing - dIRE sTRAITS
Runaround Sue - Dion

^^^FAG
There's been like 7 of these threads in the last month. I've said this like 7 times!

Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra.
ELO ELO ELO ELO ELO!!!

^^^FAG

ELO ELO ELO ELO ELO!!!

Sweet Talkin Woman and Telephone Line are great. And Jeff Lynn was in the wilburys too. :D

LOL:headbang:

LOL:headbang:

:confused:

No-one's said Bohemian Rhapsody yet. Weird... It has to be that or Stairway to Heaven for me, although I agree taste can be temporary - and if a song's too good, it gets overplayed and loses all value, as has happened with Rhapsody.

I have a whole load of favourite songs, not just a single one. I have a favourite band and a favourite song by every band that I like, but I could never say which one is my favourite overall song of all time.
My favourite band is Blink-182, and my favourite song is Man Overboard. I love that song.

:confused:
:rolleyes:
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What?

What?
What to what?
Did you mean what to the :rolleyes:
Or to the white text?

What to what?
Did you mean what to the :rolleyes:
Or to the white text?

To the :rolleyes: and the original :headbang:


Are you saying the songs I mentioned are bad?

I like Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, despite all the backmasking hype they recieved before.

You're my hero. It's also my favourite.

You're my hero. It's also my favourite.
You a Pink Floyd fan?

Belle & Sebastian - I'm A Cuckoo at the moment

To the :rolleyes: and the original :headbang:


Are you saying the songs I mentioned are bad?
Before those two posts i posted something else.

Before those two posts i posted something else.

You mean "ELO ELO ELO ELO ELO!!!"?

You mean "ELO ELO ELO ELO ELO!!!"?
Yeah that post, but not that comment.

Radio Protector by 65daysofstatic. Trust me.

Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

You bastard! i just realised what you did. :sniper:

You bastard! i just realised what you did. :sniper:
Well i blame you, for whatever may have happened.

Well i blame you, for whatever may have happened.

Well I blame you. :cool:

Well I blame you. :cool:
Well then you are an arsehole and a Traitor.:(

Well then you are an arsehole and a Traitor.:(

Because you did something mean to me?:confused:

Because you did something mean to me?:confused:
Been on MOBRA lately?

Been on MOBRA lately?

Yeah. So what?

Yeah. So what?
1 hour and a half ago?

Damn, I hate this sort of choice... hm.

One of two, then I can further narrow it (possibly):
Comfortably Numb, by the Floyd; or
The Red Flag by Jim Connell....

I think it has to be The Red Flag.

Damn, I hate this sort of choice... hm.

One of two, then I can further narrow it (possibly):
Comfortably Numb, by the Floyd; or
The Red Flag by Jim Connell....

I think it has to be The Red Flag.
Conmfortably Numb is one of my favourite songs of all time.

Conmfortably Numb is one of my favourite songs of all time.
It is their best and they are among, if not the, best bands of all time...

It is their best and they are among, if not the, best bands of all time...
They are my favourite band of all time.
I tend to favour British bands over Yank ones and Pink Floyd are just awesome.

Maybe I'm a loser but "like a rolling stone"- bob dylan

The Greatest and Best Song in the World Was played by Tenacious D in response to the demand of a shiny demon who threatened to eat their souls. However, they forgot how it went, and later wrote the song "Tribute" as a tribute to the best song in the world, which they cannot remember.

Maybe I'm a loser but "like a rolling stone"- bob dylan

That is an excellent choice.

At the moment, I would say "Karma Police", or "A Day in the Life", "Not Fade Away" by the Rolling Stones made a strong showing on the drive home.

The Eagles - "Desperado" or Lynard Skynard - "Free Bird"!